深远

深遠

shēnyuǎn

adjective HSK 7-9 #18,276

Meanings

Deep and far-reaching.

这项政策将产生深远的影响。

Zhèxiàng zhèngcè jiāng chǎnshēng shēnyuǎn de yǐngxiǎng.

This policy will have far-reaching effects.

他的思想对后人有深远的意义。

Tā de sīxiǎng duì hòurén yǒu shēnyuǎn de yìyì.

His ideas hold profound significance for later generations.

这次改革意义深远。

Zhècì gǎigé yìyì shēnyuǎn.

This reform is of far-reaching significance.

usage

深远 almost always modifies abstract nouns: 影响 (influence), 意义 (significance), 影响力 (impact). The pattern 意义深远 or 影响深远 is very common.

memory

Think: something so deep (深) and far (远) that its effects stretch into the distance — far-reaching.

深 shēn

远 yuǎn